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[Facts] Re: Can -wen names be changed into -wynn?
First, take care of the origin of names. The assignment -wen (f) / -wyn (m) is valid for Welsh origin, but irrelevant for names of Anglo-Saxon origin. There are two relevant endings here are -win, meaning "friend", for masculine names, and -wyn(n), meaning "joy", for feminine names. While -win names are frequent and exist in many variations, the number of names ending in -wynn is rather low, it seems that wynn- is more frequently used as the first part of a name. Fixing the origin of the character (Celtic or Anglo-Saxon) restricts your naming choices.
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